Johnathan Williams - Transferable Credits

Has this happened to you or anybody you know?
You start first year university at (just say) Dalhousie and then decide for your second year that you really would like to go to St. FX, so you transfer over only to find out too late they won't accept your English or French credit.
This has been both confusing and the way things have worked for the last thirty-five years and students have had enough.
The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC) released a report on today, Portable Learning: University Students Granted Credit for Prior Post-Secondary Education which addresses this problem.
We contacted Jonathan Williams, Executive Director of Students Nova Scotia for reaction.

Mainstreet Cape BretonLloyd Cole - An Evening with Lloyd ColeJul 23, 2015 | 8:09Coming up on Wednesday, July 29th, the Membertou Trade and Convention Center is presenting an Evening with Lloyd Cole. Lloyd will be performing his first acoustic session in Cape Breton as he travels with his newest album 'Standards'.

Mainstreet Cape BretonPercy MacKenzie - Fighting the ExpropriationJul 17, 2015 | 5:09The proponents behind the Muskrat Falls Power Project say they've worked out 300 property deals with land owners in Cape Breton County alone. The companies need the land to run power across the province. But not everyone has reached a settlement.

Mainstreet Cape BretonAllan Bonner and John Dilny - CBRM Emergency PlanJul 15, 2015 | 8:32The author of a new book lambasts most municipalities on emergency planning. Or the lack of it, as he puts it. Allan Bonner says most cities he has studied have inadequate emergency plans and their citizens are woefully uninformed about those plans.

Mainstreet Cape BretonJoan Weeks - Faces of AddictionJul 14, 2015 | 11:48A new study on drug use in Cape Breton will be discussed at the McConnell Regional Library on Thursday. Margaret Deuchman is a sociology professor at Cape Breton University and her findings indicate drugs users are afraid to get involved in health care.

Mainstreet Cape BretonLaurie Carrigan - A GoFundMe for Jay CousinsJul 13, 2015 | 7:11Last week 35-year-old Jay Cousins was about to begin a new chapter of his life. The Cape Bretoner was just hours away from a fresh start in Alberta. He didn't make it. Cousins was in a car accident and is now laying in a Regina Hospital paralyzed.

Mainstreet Cape BretonNorman MacIntyre -Jul 8, 2015 | 8:44A witness to murder says he fears for his own life. Norman MacIntyre was there when his friend, 24-year-old Brandon Kelly of Reserve was shot dead in his driveway on June 25. MacIntyre says he's now afraid someone else is going to try to finish the job.

Mainstreet Cape BretonCharlie Morrison - Since Their ServiceJul 8, 2015 | 12:05A stark and vivid photography exhibit is showing at the Center for Craft and Design. "Since Their Service" appeals to people in Cape Breton that have been affected by the closure of the Veterans Affairs Office in Sydney.

Mainstreet Cape BretonJonas Colter - Evolve at RiskJul 7, 2015 | 8:17Coming clean on drugs is putting the Evolve Festival in jeopardy. Insurance underwriter pulls coverage for the festival and without coverage it may not happen this year. Jonas Colter is the festival producer.

Mainstreet Cape BretonTracey MacNeil - BrighJul 6, 2015 | 10:10Strathspey Place debuts a summer series this evening.
It's called Brigh. Brìgh is a Gaelic word meaning essence or energy.
It brings together young Cape Bretoners to showcase the songs, tunes, dances and stories of the Gaels.

Mainstreet Cape BretonMoira Brown - Piper the WhaleJul 2, 2015 | 9:14Though the right whale population seems to be rebounding, every whale counts. North Atlantic right whales are an endangered species. Piper the right whale, was of particular interest to scientists. Unfortunately she turned up dead last week.

Mainstreet Cape BretonTroy Greencorn - Stan Rogers Folk FestivalJun 30, 2015 | 8:23The first weekend in July is always a big one in Canso! Last year of course post-tropical storm Arthur forced the cancellation of the annual Stan Rogers Folk Festival. This year, the weather forecast looks good and so does the line-up!

Mainstreet Cape BretonNicole MacDonald - Piping PloversJun 29, 2015 | 5:41Talk about a great summer job! Combing Cape Breton beaches looking for and studying shore birds! Nicole MacDonald is a biologist from Long Point which is near Judique. Her job this summer is researching piping plovers with Bird Studies Canada.